Cz's are great they make the best bolt action 22's. savage makes "economy" bolt action .22's. which are great and will also last a life time. they just don't have the fancy blueing or the high gloss stocks like the cz's.

I have a savage Mark IIg, i highly recommend it.

When teaching a kid to shoot, semi autos are the worst. My second gun was a Ruger 10/22 and I wasted the first 3000 shots just seeing how fast I could empty a 25 round magazine. semi autos really aren't good for teaching marksmanship.